Wire fastener



G. F. VOIGHT Dec. 29 1925' WIRE FASTENER Filed March 9, 1925 INVE/VTGH 2 Patented Dec. 29, 1925.

n i E GEOB GIE F. VOIGHT, OF OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA.

WIRE FASTENER.

Application filed March 9, 1925. Serial No. 14,175.

i '0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE F. VoIcH'r, a

citizen of the United btates, residing at Oakland, in the county of Alameda and titate of California, have invented new and useful improvements in Wire fasteners, of which the following is a specification.

' My invention relates to improvements in wire fasteners particularly adapted for attaching wire lath to the Wall sheathing of stucco structures, although also useful for other purposes, and in which a metal furring element is slidable carried on the forward end of a driven element.

tion is the provision of a fuirlng element in the form of an arch, in which the side frame is adapted to seat against the wall sheathing, and the crown or apex is adapted to support 29 the lath.

A further object is the provision of an outwardly projecting liange along both edges of the arch, for reinforcing it and to prevent collapsing thereof when the fastening element is'accidently driven excessively in selcurmg it to the wall sheathing.

A still further'obj ect is the provision of a hub or its equivalent at the margin of the ,apex opening, adapted to engage the sides of 30 the fastening element for holding it in axial alignment with the furring element.

With the foregoing and still further objects and purposes in view which will appear as the description proceeds, my invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention can be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

in the accompanying drawings- Figure l is a side elevation of a wire fastener constructed in accordance with my invention, seated against the face of a section of wall sheathing preparatory to attaching it thereto, and a portion of wire lath in engagement with the fastener;

Figure 2 is an end view of the fastener secured to the wall sheathing, a section of the wire lath secured between the head of the fastening element and the upper end of the furring element, and a section of stucco composition in the immediate background.

One of the objects of the present inven- Figure 3 is a view in vertical cross section of the furring element, a cross section of a portion of the lath, a sectional view of a portion of the wall sheathing, and the fastening element in elevation projecting on through the furring element and a distance into the wall sheathing;

Figure l is a median, vertical sectional view, longitudinally through the furring element;

Figure 5 is a top plan View of the device;

Figure 6 is a bottom plan view thereof; and

Figure 7 is a view on line 7-'T, Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings in detail, throughout which like reference characters designate like parts:

The numeral 1 designates the wall sheathing, which is preferably nailed in closejointed order across the studding of the exterior walls of the structure, and which forms the backing of the stucco composition.

If so desired, the wall sheathing may be provided with a surfacing of building paper, and the term wall sheathing or sheathing, where the same occurs throughout the description and the claims, shall mean to include the building paper.

2 designates my improved wire fastener, which embodies a fastening element a cooperable with a fur-ring element 5.

The fastening element comprises preferably a nail having the usual shank member 6 and head 7.

The furring element 5 comprises a strip of fiat metal, which has its ends bent downwardly, with an outwardly incline, thereby forming an intermediate or body portion :3 provided at each end with a supporting leg 9. Both side edges of said body portion, and also of said legs 9, are struck upwardly at an angle to form opposed marginal flanges 10 extending from the free end of one of said legs across said body portion to the free end ot-the opposite leg.

The furring element is in the form of an arch, of which the body portion 8 forms the apex, and the legs 9 the end supports, and the flanges 10 are provided, primarily, for the purpose of providing a certain degree of 1051 rigidity to the comparatively thin metal of which the furring element is formed, and to prevent crushing thereof in case the fastening element 4, is accidentally driven excessively in attaching the device to the wall 110 sheathing. Intermediate portions of said flange also function for another purpose, which will be hereinafter fully described.

The body portion 8 is provided with centr al, vertically extending, opening 11, around the margin of which, on the lower side of said body portion, is a hub or sleeve 12, through which opening and sleeve projects the shank 6 of the fastening element 4-.

The shank 6 is intended to tit suiiiciently tight in said opening and sleeve 12, to be normally f'llCtlOlltillj] bound against the sides thereof against normal longitudinal movement relative to the said tut-ring element, but slidable through said opening and sleeve when the turring element is caused to seat against the wall sheathing and the fastening element 0 aeratively driven thereinto.

lhe hub or sleeve 12 is adapted both to engage and ttrictionally hold the shank 6 against normal longitudinal moi 'ement relative to the 'i'urring element, and to engage and hold said shank in substantial axial alignment with said turring element and to normally prevent tilting or racking thereof relative to the latter when the device is operatively manipulated for stretching and attaching the wire lath.

l3 designates a tragmental portion or the .wire lath, which may comprise such wire cloth as is comn'ionly known as netting, or it may comprise any other suitable metal mesh fabric.

The turring element 5 is intended to be engaged with the wire lath 13, between an upper portion of one of the flanges 10 and the shank 6- and to hold the lath a distance outwardly from the wall sheathing 1, and the fastening element l is adapted to be driven into the latter until the head 7 en gages the lath and binds it down firmly and permanently against the body portion 8.

As hereinabove' set forth, the flanges 10 are intended, primarily, as means for providing rigidity to the comparatively thin sheet metal of which the tin-ring element is constructed, however, the intermediate or upper portions of the flanges also function for engaging the wire lath 18 and to hold it against the shank 6 and prevent it from slipping on from the body portion 8.

The :turring element is intended to be tactorybnilt onto thetorward end of the shank, and to apply the device it is simply necessary to project the forward end of the shank 6 including the turring element, through the proper meshes of the wire lath to be attached, hook one of the flanges l0 underneath one of the lath wires and then drive the fastening element into the wall sheathing until the head 7 engages the lath wire and binds it against the body'portion 8 and the furring element against the wall sheathing.

' 14: designates the stucco composition,

poultry which is applied by spreading it on the wall sheathing and on and around on the wire lath until asuitable thickness is obtained.

T he wire fasteners may be disposed at intervals along the lath as found best suited tor the work to be performed. 1 have found n practice that by spacing them about eight inches center-to-center each way an entirely satisfactory job may be obtained.

I claim:

1 In a wire fastener of the character described, a vturring element formed of a strip of flat metal and having its ends bent downwardly, thereby forming an intermediate body portion having at each end a downwardly projecting supporting leg, an upwardly struck marginal flange on eachside of said legs and body portion, said bodv portion provided with an opening, and'a tenmg element projecting through said opening and between said legs.

2. A wire fastener comprising a furring element formed of an oblong strip ot'flat metal, opposite ends thereof bent downwardly, thereby forming a body portion having at each end a downwardly proiecting leg, said legs and said body portion having their side edges bent to one side to form marginal flanges, said body portion having a central opening, means on the lower si'de'of said body portion on opposite sides of said opening, and a fastening element projecting through said opening and between said means, said means adapted to engage said tastenmg element on opposite sides for holdmg it substantially in axial alignment with said wire fastener.

3. In a device of the character described, a turring element formed of a strip of flat metal, each end of which struck downward- 1y, thereby forming an intermediate body portion having a supporting leg at each end, said legs and said body portion being concave-convex in cross section, a nail projectmg vertically through said body portion, said nail having a head at its upper end, and a lath wire confined between said head and said body portion.

4. In a wire fastener of the character described, a turringelement formed of a strip of flat metal bent flat-ways intermediate its ends, thereby forming an intermediate body portion having a pair of opposed supporting legs diverging towards their free ends, one of the side-edges of said body portion being bent upwardly thereby forming a lath retaining flange, a nail projecting through said body portion and between said legs, said nail having a head at its up per enthand a lath wire confined between said head and said body portion intermediate said flange and the nail, said flange extending parallel with the plane of said legs and said nail.

5. In a wire "fastener of the character described, a furring element formed of an oblong strip of flat metal having parallel side edges, bent intermediate its ends, thereby forming an intermediate body portion having at each end a downwardly projecting leg, said legs diverging towards their free ends, one of the side edges of said body portion having an upwardly projecting flange, said flange extending a distance along one of the side edges of each of said legs and a nail projecting vertically through said body portion, said nail having a head adapted to engage and bind a lath wire on said body portion intermediate said flange and said nail, said flange extending longitudinally of said strip of metal.

6. A wire fastener comprising, a furring element formed of a strip of flat metal bent fiat-wise intermediate its ends, thereby forming an intermediate body portion having at each end a depending leg, a flange extending along each of the side edges of said legs, said flange continuing and extending across the side edges of said body portion, and a cooperating driven element projecting vertically through said body portion intermediate said flanges, said body portion adapted to receive and support a lath wire between one of said flanges and said driven element.

7. A wire fastener comprising, a spacing element formed of a strip of sheet metal bent upwardly intermediate its ends in the form of an arch, and a cooperating nail projecting vertically through the crownof said arch, the side edges of said strip at said crown being bent upwardly to form lath retaining means on opposite sides of said nail, said nail having a head adapted to operatively engage and bind a lath wire on said crown between one of said lath retaining means and said nail.

In testimony of the foregoing being my own, I have hereunto affixed my signature this 2nd day of March, 1925.

GEORGE F. VOIGHT. 

